The Girl on the Bridge

The Girl on the Bridge

Infobox Film
name = Girl on the Bridge


caption = United States theatrical poster
director = Patrice Leconte
producer = Christian Fechner
writer = Serge Frydman
starring = Vanessa Paradis Daniel Auteuil
music =
cinematography = Jean-Marie Dreujou
editing = Joëlle Hache
distributor = Paramount Classics(USA)
released = flagicon|USA 28 July, 2000
runtime = 90 min.
country = France
language = French
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.paramountvantage.com/girlonthebridge/multimedia.html
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0144201

"The Girl on the Bridge" ( _fr. La fille sur le pont) is a French film released in 1999, directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis. This film is also known as "Girl on the Bridge" in the United States

The plot centres around knifethrower Gabor (Auteuil) and a girl called Adèle (Paradis), who intends to kill herself by jumping from a bridge. Gabor, who may also be about to jump from the bridge, intervenes to prevent the suicide and persuades Adèle to become the target girl in his knifethrowing act. The film then follows their relationship as they travel around Europe with the act, ending in Istanbul.

Paramount Classics acquired the United States distribution rights to this film and gave it a limited US theatrical release on July 28, 2000; the film went on to gross $1.7 million in the US theaters [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144201/business] , which was a good result for a non-English film. Ruth Vitale (who was the president of Paramount Classics at that time) declared herself pleased with the film's performance in the US market [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117949618.html?categoryid=2067&cs=1] .However, Paramount did not release the film on DVD until July, 2008.

Cast

* Vanessa Paradis as Adèle
* Daniel Auteuil as Gabor
* Frédéric Pfluger as Contortionist
* Demetre Georgalas as Takis
* Catherine Lascault as Irene
* Isabelle Petit-Jacques as Bride
* Mireille Mossé as Miss Memory
* Didier Lemoine as TGV ticket conductor
* Bertie Cortez as Kusak
* Stéphane Metzger as Italian waiter
* Claude Aufaure as Suicide victim
* Farouk Bermouga as TGV waiter
* Nicolas Donato as Mr. Loyal
* Enzo Etokyo as Italian megaphone
* Giorgios Gatzios as Barker

ee also

* Impalement arts
* Knife throwing

External links

*
* [http://www.paramountvantage.com/girlonthebridge/multimedia.html Official Site (US)]
* [http://www.hackwriters.com/Girlonthebridge.htm hackwriter review]
* [http://www.plume-noire.com/movies/reviews/girlonthebridge.html "The Girl on the Bridge" review]


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